Qualitative Differences among Rural and Urban Intimate Violence Victimization Experiences and Consequences: A Pilot Study

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-92

  Logan, T K ^a   Walker, Robert ^a   Cole, Jennifer ^a   Ratliff, Stephanie ^a   Leukefeld, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health consequences; Intimate violence; Protective order; Rural women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037233991     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022837114205     Document Type: Article

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